Sancti Spíritus, Cuba

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footnotes = Sancti Spíritus is a municipality and city in the province of Sancti Spíritus, central Cuba, and is the provincial capital. Sancti Spíritus is Latin for Holy Spirit.

History

The city was founded by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar in 1514. Two blocks south from the town's main square the Parroquial Mayor is located, a venerable green towered church whose early 16th-century origins make it the country's oldest. Nearby is the Museo de Arte Colonial "(Colonial Art Museum)". Another interesting landmark in this city is one of Cuba's older bridges, over Yayabo river. Built in 1815 with clay bricks it forms 5 arcs been the center one 9 meters tall. The entire bridge is only 85 meters long and was designed for pedestrians and carriages during Colonial Cuba but it's has resisted modern heavier traffic so far.

Geography

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Banao, Bellamota, Bijabo, Guasimal, Guayos, Hospital, Jíbaro, Manacas, Mapos, Paredes, Paula, Pelayo, Pueblo Nuevo, San Andrés, Tuinicú, Tunas de Zaza and Zaza del Medio.Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/vsancti/index.htm|title=Sancti Spíritus|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-07 Es icon]

The Zaza Reservoir is located south-west from the city.

ports

Sancti Spiritus is the home of the Sancti Spíritus Gallos baseball team.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Sancti Spíritus had a population of 133,843.Cite web| url=http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA%20No_3balance.htm| title=2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality| author= Atenas.cu| year= 2004| accessdate=2007-10-07 Es icon] With a total area of km2 to mi2|1151|abbr=yes|wiki=yes,Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html|title=Municipios of Cuba|author=Statoids| year=2003| month=July| accessdate=2007-10-07 ] it has a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|116.3|abbr=yes.

ee also

*Municipalities of Cuba
*List of cities in Cuba

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References

External links

* [http://www.cuba-junky.com/sancti-spiritus/sancti-spiritus-city-home.htm Information for tourists]
*es icon Historic [http://www.guije.com/pueblo/avillas/sancti/index.htm City webpage]